Squid Lab

There are more than 300 different types of squid that have been identified around the world. The giant squid have eyeballs that are the same size as a standard basketball. Some of the larger squid can weigh more than 1,000 pounds. Every squid features three hearts. They also move through the water tail first instead of head first. Even though 300 species of squid have been identified and classified, it is believed there are at least 200 more that still need to be evaluated. The most interesting thing was looking at the squid eyeball underneath the microscope, and pulling it out of the head was the most disgusting thing. I liked touching the squid but hated the feeling of the gonads inside the squid. I would have definitely used gloves and not my bare hands if I could change something about the lab.